Auditing Blanding
The Ledger's review of Blanding's budgets, audits, debt and redevelopment money. Every story in the series, sorted by subject, with the figures the records show and links to the official documents.
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Auditing Blanding: a $3 million general fund and a city-run electric utility
Blanding's council adopted its fiscal 2027 budget 5-0 on June 23. The budget report posted with the ordinance lists $3.06 million in general fund revenue. The latest audit the city posts covers fiscal 2023 and carries an unmodified opinion.
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- $3.06 millionBlanding general fund revenue budgeted for fiscal 2027Auditing Blanding: a $3 million general fund and a city-run electric utility →
- $54.3 millionTotal net position, June 30, 2023 auditAuditing Blanding: a $3 million general fund and a city-run electric utility →
- $3.02 millionGeneral fund balance, June 30, 2023Auditing Blanding: a $3 million general fund and a city-run electric utility →
- $6.18 millionBusiness-type revenue obligations, June 30, 2023Auditing Blanding: a $3 million general fund and a city-run electric utility →
- $3.19 millionElectric fund operating revenue, fiscal 2023Auditing Blanding: a $3 million general fund and a city-run electric utility →
- Oct. 26, 2026Date the electric-service amendment takes effect absent a hearing requestBlanding's electric utility seeks state approval to serve customers outside city limits →
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Blanding's electric utility seeks state approval to serve customers outside city limits
Rocky Mountain Power and Blanding filed an amendment on Oct. 6 that would let the city's electric utility serve additional customers in the company's territory outside the city boundary. It takes effect Oct. 26 unless an affected person asks for a hearing or more time by Oct. 23.